Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex in Malaysia
Malaysia: Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex was 0.43 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex in Malaysia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.43 for deaths cocaine overdoses by sex in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.2% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths cocaine overdoses by sex in Malaysia peaked at 0.43 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.31, in 2007.
That places Malaysia 99th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.34 | — |
| 2001 | 0.33 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.34 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.33 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.32 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.33 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.32 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.31 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.31 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.32 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.33 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.33 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.34 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.36 | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4 | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.42 | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.42 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.43 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.37 | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 0.43 | +16.2% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.43 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.44, 98% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.43 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.17, 2.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.325 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.376 | 0.33 | 0.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4 | 0.37 | 0.43 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths cocaine overdoses by sex in Malaysia?
- Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex in Malaysia was 0.43 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths cocaine overdoses by sex recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.43 in 2019.
- What is the lowest deaths cocaine overdoses by sex recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.31 in 2007.
- How does Malaysia rank for deaths cocaine overdoses by sex?
- Malaysia ranks 99th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths cocaine overdoses by sex rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths cocaine overdoses by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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